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M7.0 earthquake, Russia, 1948-09-10

MagnitudeM7.0mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1948-09-10 13:48

Rank in 194813 / 114among M6+

Rank since 19001709 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×27approx.

52 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 43.70, 147.35

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

1995 M7.9M7.9

1963 M7.8M7.8

1973 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1935 M7.5M7.5

1937 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 1948-05-14	1948-05-14 18:39	25 km	125 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1947-10-10	1947-10-10 07:32	15 km	102 km WSW of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 1947-07-12	1947-07-12 01:58	36 km	117 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.1 1947-04-14	1947-04-14 07:15	30 km	142 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.7 1947-01-03	1947-01-03 02:17	15 km	160 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 1946-12-28	1946-12-28 10:09	25 km	116 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1946-12-24	1946-12-24 16:37	15 km	206 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.4 1946-12-21	1946-12-21 20:20	25 km	169 km SE of Shikotan, Russia
M6.8 1946-12-21	1946-12-21 19:48	25 km	123 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M7.2 1946-12-21	1946-12-21 10:18	20 km	134 km E of Shikotan, Russia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.